Unforeseen and Extraordinary Expenses for the Biennium 2008-2009

A/RES/62/239View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 128 Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 1976–2018

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/72/264

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2018	A/RES/72/264	Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 2018-2019	455	97%Compare
2016	A/RES/70/250	Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 2016-2017	455	96%Compare
2012	A/RES/66/249	Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 2012-2013	460	96%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/239	Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 2008-2009	455	97%Compare
2006	A/RES/60/249	Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 2006-2007	455	94%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Financial Regulations International Courts International Security Judges Peacemaking Pensions Programme Budgeting Travel Costs Witnesses

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Authorizes the Secretary-General, with the prior concurrence of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and subject to the Financial Regulations and Rules of the United Nations² and the provisions of paragraph 3 below, to enter into commitments in the biennium 2008–2009 to meet unforeseen and extraordinary expenses arising either during or subsequent to the biennium, provided that the concurrence of the Advisory Committee shall not be necessary for:

²ST/SGB/2003/7.

Such commitments not exceeding a total of 8 million United States dollars in any one year of the biennium 2008–2009 as the Secretary-General certifies relate to the maintenance of peace and security;

Such commitments as the President of the International Court of Justice certifies relate to expenses occasioned by:

The designation of ad hoc judges (Statute of the International Court of Justice, Article 31), not exceeding a total of 200,000 dollars;

The calling of witnesses and the appointment of experts (Statute, Article 50) and the appointment of assessors (Statute, Article 30), not exceeding a total of 50,000 dollars;

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The maintenance in office for the completion of cases of judges who have not been re-elected (Statute, Article 13, paragraph 3), not exceeding a total of 40,000 dollars;

The payment of pensions and travel and removal expenses of retiring judges and travel and removal expenses and installation grants of members of the Court (Statute, Article 32, paragraph 7), not exceeding a total of 410,000 dollars;

The work of the Court or its Chambers away from The Hague (Statute, Article 22), not exceeding a total of 25,000 dollars;

Such commitments not exceeding a total of 1 million dollars in the biennium 2008–2009 as the Secretary-General certifies are required for security measures pursuant to section XI, paragraph 6, of General Assembly resolution 59/276 of 23 December 2004;

Resolves that the Secretary-General shall report to the Advisory Committee and to the General Assembly at its sixty-third and sixty-fourth sessions all commitments made under the provisions of the present resolution, together with the circumstances relating thereto, and shall submit supplementary estimates to the Assembly in respect of such commitments;

Decides that, for the biennium 2008–2009, if a decision of the Security Council results in the need for the Secretary-General to enter into commitments relating to the maintenance of peace and security in an amount exceeding 10 million dollars in respect of the decision, that matter shall be brought to the General Assembly, or, if the Assembly is suspended or not in session, a resumed or special session of the Assembly shall be convened by the Secretary-General to consider the matter.

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